Books read in 2015

The Bridge at Chappaquiddick, Jack Olsen  
And Then I Cried: Stories of a Mortuary NCO, Justin Jordan   
Art on the Block, Ann Fensterstock  
The Murder of Marilyn Monroe: Case Closed, Jay Margolis & Richard Buskin  
A Family Business: A Chilling Tale of Greed as One Family Commits Unspeakable Crimes against the Dead, Ken Englade   
Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, Michael Gross
Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else, David Balzer
Dead Center, Shiya Ribowsky
The Monopolists, Mary Pilon
Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science, Nigel McCrery
Lives of the Artists: Portraits of Ten Artists Whose Work and Lifestyles Embody the Future of Contemporary Art, Calvin Tompkins
Sin, Shame & Secrets: A True Story of the Murder of a Nun, the Conviction of a Priest, and the Cover-up in the Catholic Church, David Yonke
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artist, edited by Sharon Louden 
Gracefully Insane: The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital, Alex Beam
Look Who's Back, Timur Vermes 
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs
Big Eyes: The Screenplay, Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
Grace: Her Lives, Her Loves, Robert Lacey
Emergency 24/7: Nurses of the Emergency Room, Echo Heron
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs, Sally Mann
The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital, Alexandra Robbins
Conspiracies and Secret Societies, Brad Steiger & Sherry Steiger
Lights & Sirens: The Education of a Paramedic, Kevin Grange
Undertakings of an Undertaker: True Stories of Being Laid to Rest, Stanley Swan  
Unashamed, Jessie Minassian
Rediscover Catholicism, Matthew Kelly
The Unveiled Wife, Jennifer Smith & Juli Slattery
When Sorry Isn't Enough, Gary D. Chapman & Jennifer M. Thomas
Growing Up Amish: A Memoir, Ira Wagler
Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
Uncommon, Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
Longing for Paris, Sarah Mae
Brave Enough, Nicole Unice
Your Life Still Counts, Tracie Miles  
Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Fast Girl, Suzy Favor Hamilton Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller, Klaus Janson & Lynn Varley
Street God, Dimas Salaberrios 
Wild at Heart, John Eldridge 
Captivating, John & Stasi Eldredge 
Taming the To-Do List, Glynnis Whitwer
The Mended Heart, Suzanne Eller
Simply Tuesday, Emily P. Freeman
Girl Meets Change, Kristen Strong
Unglued, Lyse TerKeurst
One More Step, Rachel Wojo
You're Going to Be Okay, Holley Gerth
The Man in the High Castle, Phillip K. Dick
Five Days in November, Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin
The Last of the President's Men, Bob Woodward


Currently Reading: The Final Days, Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein

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Merry Christmas

Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas!

Books read in 2015

The Bridge at Chappaquiddick, Jack Olsen  
And Then I Cried: Stories of a Mortuary NCO, Justin Jordan   
Art on the Block, Ann Fensterstock  
The Murder of Marilyn Monroe: Case Closed, Jay Margolis & Richard Buskin  
A Family Business: A Chilling Tale of Greed as One Family Commits Unspeakable Crimes against the Dead, Ken Englade   
Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, Michael Gross
Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else, David Balzer
Dead Center, Shiya Ribowsky
The Monopolists, Mary Pilon
Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science, Nigel McCrery
Lives of the Artists: Portraits of Ten Artists Whose Work and Lifestyles Embody the Future of Contemporary Art, Calvin Tompkins
Sin, Shame & Secrets: A True Story of the Murder of a Nun, the Conviction of a Priest, and the Cover-up in the Catholic Church, David Yonke
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artist, edited by Sharon Louden 
Gracefully Insane: The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital, Alex Beam
Look Who's Back, Timur Vermes 
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs
Big Eyes: The Screenplay, Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
Grace: Her Lives, Her Loves, Robert Lacey
Emergency 24/7: Nurses of the Emergency Room, Echo Heron
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs, Sally Mann
The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital, Alexandra Robbins
Conspiracies and Secret Societies, Brad Steiger & Sherry Steiger
Lights & Sirens: The Education of a Paramedic, Kevin Grange
Undertakings of an Undertaker: True Stories of Being Laid to Rest, Stanley Swan  
Unashamed, Jessie Minassian
Rediscover Catholicism, Matthew Kelly
The Unveiled Wife, Jennifer Smith & Juli Slattery
When Sorry Isn't Enough, Gary D. Chapman & Jennifer M. Thomas
Growing Up Amish: A Memoir, Ira Wagler
Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
Uncommon, Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
Longing for Paris, Sarah Mae
Brave Enough, Nicole Unice
Your Life Still Counts, Tracie Miles  
Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Fast Girl, Suzy Favor Hamilton
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller, Klaus Janson & Lynn Varley
Street God, Dimas Salaberrios 
Wild at Heart, John Eldridge 
Captivating, John & Stasi Eldredge 
Taming the To-Do List, Glynnis Whitwer
The Mended Heart, Suzanne Eller
Simply Tuesday, Emily P. Freeman
Girl Meets Change, Kristen Strong
Unglued, Lyse TerKeurst
One More Step, Rachel Wojo
You're Going to Be Okay, Holley Gerth
The Man in the High Castle, Phillip K. Dick
Five Days in November, Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin

Currently Reading: The Last of the President's Men, Bob Woodard

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NCAA Volleyball Championships

Lincoln Journal Star/Jenna Vonhofe

The Nebraska Cornhuskers swept Texas Longhorns 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, and 25-21)
Saturday to win the Division I Women's Volleyball National Championship in Omaha, Nebraska. The Huskers won their fourth national title.

To reach the finals Saturday, Texas defeated Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-1 and Nebraska beat Kansas Jayhawks 3-1. I was hoping for an all Big Ten final, but it wasn't to be.

Leading the way for the Huskers was freshman Mikaela Foecke with a match high 19 kills. Foecke was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. Junior Amber Rolfzen chipped in with 10 kills and four blocks. Sophomore setter Kelly Hunter contributed with 42 assists.

Lincoln Journal Star/Ted Kirk

Books read in 2015

The Bridge at Chappaquiddick, Jack Olsen  
And Then I Cried: Stories of a Mortuary NCO, Justin Jordan   
Art on the Block, Ann Fensterstock  
The Murder of Marilyn Monroe: Case Closed, Jay Margolis & Richard Buskin  
A Family Business: A Chilling Tale of Greed as One Family Commits Unspeakable Crimes against the Dead, Ken Englade   
Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, Michael Gross
Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else, David Balzer
Dead Center, Shiya Ribowsky
The Monopolists, Mary Pilon
Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science, Nigel McCrery
Lives of the Artists: Portraits of Ten Artists Whose Work and Lifestyles Embody the Future of Contemporary Art, Calvin Tompkins
Sin, Shame & Secrets: A True Story of the Murder of a Nun, the Conviction of a Priest, and the Cover-up in the Catholic Church, David Yonke
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artist, edited by Sharon Louden 
Gracefully Insane: The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital, Alex Beam
Look Who's Back, Timur Vermes 
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs
Big Eyes: The Screenplay, Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
Grace: Her Lives, Her Loves, Robert Lacey
Emergency 24/7: Nurses of the Emergency Room, Echo Heron
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs, Sally Mann
The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital, Alexandra Robbins
Conspiracies and Secret Societies, Brad Steiger & Sherry Steiger
Lights & Sirens: The Education of a Paramedic, Kevin Grange
Undertakings of an Undertaker: True Stories of Being Laid to Rest, Stanley Swan  
Unashamed, Jessie Minassian
Rediscover Catholicism, Matthew Kelly
The Unveiled Wife, Jennifer Smith & Juli Slattery
When Sorry Isn't Enough, Gary D. Chapman & Jennifer M. Thomas
Growing Up Amish: A Memoir, Ira Wagler
Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
Uncommon, Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
Longing for Paris, Sarah Mae
Brave Enough, Nicole Unice
Your Life Still Counts, Tracie Miles  
Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Fast Girl, Suzy Favor Hamilton
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller, Klaus Janson & Lynn Varley
Street God, Dimas Salaberrios 
Wild at Heart, John Eldridge 
Captivating, John & Stasi Eldredge 
Taming the To-Do List, Glynnis Whitwer
The Mended Heart, Suzanne Eller
Simply Tuesday, Emily P. Freeman
Girl Meets Change, Kristen Strong
Unglued, Lyse TerKeurst
One More Step, Rachel Wojo
You're Going to Be Okay, Holley Gerth
The Man in the High Castle, Phillip K. Dick

Currently Reading: Five Days in November, Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin

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NCAA Volleyball

World-Herald/Mark Mahan

Associated Press/Michael Zamora

The NCAA Women's Volleyball final four is set. The four teams left standing are from the Big Ten and the Big Twelve Conferences: Minnesota and Nebraska (B1G) and Kansas and Texas (XII).

These teams will meet on Thursday in the National Semifinals. Kansas will face Nebraska and Texas plays Minnesota. The games will broadcast on ESPN2 Thursday evening. I would love to see an all Big Ten National Championship game played on Saturday.

Go Nebraska and Minnesota!

Michigan football

The Michigan Wolverines football team will face the Florida Gators in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on January 1, 2016. This will be the fifth time that the Wolverines appear in the Citrus Bowl. The game will start at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.

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NCAA Volleyball Tournament

M.P. King/Wisconsin State Journal

The 2015 NCAA Volleyball Tournament started Thursday. Out of 64 teams, the Big Ten Conference had nine teams selected: Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Penn State, Ohio State, Illinois, Purdue, Michigan and Michigan State.

All of the Big Ten teams won their first round games. Unfortunately, three teams lost in the second round: Purdue, Michigan and Michigan State. Purdue lost to Texas 3-1, Michigan fell to UCLA 3-2 and Michigan State was defeated by Washington 3-1.

Camille Stefani/Daily Collegian

The match-ups for the upcoming regionals on December 11 are Illinois vs Minnesota, BYU vs Nebraska, Washington vs Ohio State, Penn State vs Hawaii and Florida vs Wisconsin. The teams that win will move on to the final four and those matches with take place on December 12. The National Championship game will be played on December 19.

Books read in 2015

The Bridge at Chappaquiddick, Jack Olsen  
And Then I Cried: Stories of a Mortuary NCO, Justin Jordan   
Art on the Block, Ann Fensterstock  
The Murder of Marilyn Monroe: Case Closed, Jay Margolis & Richard Buskin  
A Family Business: A Chilling Tale of Greed as One Family Commits Unspeakable Crimes against the Dead, Ken Englade   
Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, Michael Gross
Curationism: How Curating Took Over the Art World and Everything Else, David Balzer
Dead Center, Shiya Ribowsky
The Monopolists, Mary Pilon
Silent Witnesses: The Often Gruesome but Always Fascinating History of Forensic Science, Nigel McCrery
Lives of the Artists: Portraits of Ten Artists Whose Work and Lifestyles Embody the Future of Contemporary Art, Calvin Tompkins
Sin, Shame & Secrets: A True Story of the Murder of a Nun, the Conviction of a Priest, and the Cover-up in the Catholic Church, David Yonke
Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artist, edited by Sharon Louden 
Gracefully Insane: The Rise and Fall of America's Premier Mental Hospital, Alex Beam
Look Who's Back, Timur Vermes 
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs
Big Eyes: The Screenplay, Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski
Grace: Her Lives, Her Loves, Robert Lacey
Emergency 24/7: Nurses of the Emergency Room, Echo Heron
Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs, Sally Mann
The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital, Alexandra Robbins
Conspiracies and Secret Societies, Brad Steiger & Sherry Steiger
Lights & Sirens: The Education of a Paramedic, Kevin Grange
Undertakings of an Undertaker: True Stories of Being Laid to Rest, Stanley Swan  
Unashamed, Jessie Minassian
Rediscover Catholicism, Matthew Kelly
The Unveiled Wife, Jennifer Smith & Juli Slattery
When Sorry Isn't Enough, Gary D. Chapman & Jennifer M. Thomas
Growing Up Amish: A Memoir, Ira Wagler
Quiet Strength, Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
Uncommon, Tony Dungy & Nathan Whitaker
Longing for Paris, Sarah Mae
Brave Enough, Nicole Unice
Your Life Still Counts, Tracie Miles  
Watchmen, Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons
Fast Girl, Suzy Favor Hamilton
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller, Klaus Janson & Lynn Varley
Street God, Dimas Salaberrios 
Wild at Heart, John Eldridge 
Captivating, John & Stasi Eldredge 
Taming the To-Do List, Glynnis Whitwer
The Mended Heart, Suzanne Eller
Simply Tuesday, Emily P. Freeman
Girl Meets Change, Kristen Strong
Unglued, Lyse TerKeurst
One More Step, Rachel Wojo
You're Going to Be Okay, Holley Gerth

Currently Reading: The Man in the High Castle, Phillip K. Dick

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